Nirmal Verma
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This article is about the Hindi author. For the Chief of the Indian Navy, see Nirmal Kumar Verma.
Nirmal Verma (3 April 1929 ā 25 October 2005) was a Hindi writer, novelist, activist and translator. He is credited as being one of the pioneers of the Nai Kahani (New Story) literary movement of Hindi literature,[1] wherein his first collection of stories, Parinde (Birds) is considered its first signature.[2]
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Born | (1929-04-03)3 April 1929 Shimla, Punjab, British India |
Died | 25 October 2005(2005-10-25) (aged 76) New Delhi, India |
Occupation | Novelist, writer, activist, translator |
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In his career spanning five decades and various forms of literature, writing story, travelogues and essays, he penned five novels, eight short-story collections and nine books of non-fiction, including essays and travelogues.[3]